从《诗篇46》看教堂与明堂之契合及差异

A Comparative Study of Psalm 46:Church and Bright-Hall

《诗篇46》有着深刻的神学内涵,它可以让人们体会到教堂的存在。论及基督宗教的教堂,其发展经过了五个阶段。它们是会幕、圣所、圣殿、会堂和教堂。在中国上古时代,曾经有过明堂,周代曾形成一套完善的明堂制度。通过比较教堂与明堂之间的契合及差异之处,可以加深我们对于教堂的认识。以教堂为参照系,也可以加深我们对于中国古代礼乐制度的理解。这样的比较有助于人们明了基督宗教的坚韧根基,从而有助于我国各族各界人民安然共处,在我们的祖国这片广袤的土地上共同缔造美满而和谐的社会。

There is a profound connotation theologically in Psalm 46, which may help us to see the existence of churches. Churches have witnessed five stages in their development, which include tabernacles, holy places, temples, synagogues and churches in modern sense. In ancient times of China, there had been bright halls, and in the Zhou Dynasty there appeared a whole set of institutions concerning bright halls. A research into the coincidences and differences between churches and bright halls may deepen our understanding of churches. Taking churches for a referential system, we may deepen our understanding of Chinese institutions concerning rites and music. Such a comparison is helpful to us in understanding the solid foundation of Christianity. And what is more, it is so beneficial to the harmonious coexistence of all the nationalities and all the social strata in our motherland that we may construct a perfectly harmonious society in the vast land.